Pouring attachment for cans



W. L. CROOK POURING ATTACHMENT FOR CANS Oct. 31, 1933.

Filed Feb. 15, 1933 I My Inventor WEZZza 221/ ll Gaol? I By z onmmt yPatented Oct. 31, 1933 UNITED STATE-SPATENT OFFICE POURING ATTACHMENTFOR CANS William L. Crook, Baltimore, Md.

Application February 15, 1933. Serial No. 656,917

3 Claims. (01. 221--11)'v This invention is an attachment for cans andconsists in the provision of a device which may be readily applied toany type of can within-reason for the purpose of retarding theflow ofthe 5 contents when the can is inverted for pouring purposes. 1

Theinvention together with its numerous obj ects and advantages will bebest understood from a study of the following description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing wherein: I a

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a can, the cover thereof being removedand attachment applied. Figure 2 is a sectional view takensubstantiallyon line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the pouring attachment.

Referring by reference numerals to the drawing it will be seen that 5indicates a conventional can of the type usually employed for packaginggranular liquid material and in the present instance the can 5 is shownas being provided at its upper end with a rolled bead 6, although it. is.to be understood that the absence orpresence metal, although any othersuitable ductile or elas- I tic material may be used. At each endthereof the band 7 is provided with a right angularly disposed flange orlip 8 which is preferably formed of the same material as the band 7 andis in-.

.tegral with one longitudinal edge of the band.

The lips 8 are preferably of the shape shown in Figure 3, that issubstantially segmental, while the strip '7 is longitudinally bowed.Thus it will be seen that the proximate corners 9 of the lip 40 arenormally slightly spaced apart while the edges 10 of the lipextendingfrom the corners 9 to the strip 7 are in divergent relation,converging as they approach the corners 9thus providing a restrictedspace between the lips 8 through which the contents of the can pass whenthe can is inverted for pouring purposes.

It will thus be seen that with this attachment applied to the can ampleroom is provided between the edges 10 to permit ready flow of thecontents while the lips 8 form barriers against excessive pouring. I

In actual practice the pou "ng attachment is readily positioned withinthe can and sprung into place behind the bead 6 as shown in Figure 2.

The attachment is fixedly ured t wall f claim as new is:

confronting edges of said lips diverging in the ing in closely spacedrelation, said flanges servthe contents of the can.

the can in any suitable manner, as being soldered to the wall orotherwise as found desirable. When thus located in the can it will beseen that v the strip 7 engages the peripheral wall of the can while thelips or flanges 8 extend radially inwardly in the manner clearlysuggested in Figure 1. When thus properly arranged in position on thecana pouring of the contents may be accomplished without excessive pouringand consequent waste or loss of the liquid or granular material that'maybe spilled in the pouring op-' eration. I

Even though I have herein shown and described the preferred embodimentof the invention, it is I to be understood that the same is susceptibleof further changes, modifications and improvements coming within thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I 1. In a can having aperipheral wall, a pair of circumferentially spaced lips extendinginwardly from the wall adjacent the open end of the can with the cornersof said lips remote from v the wall of the can being closelyispaced, andthe direction of the wall to provide therebetween a substantiallytriangular shaped space for the passage of' the contents of the materialbetween the other and diverging toward the body member.

3.'As a new article of manufacture a pouring attachment for canscomprising a narrow elongated strip of spring metal having integraltherewith a pair of substantially segmental shaped flanges projectinglaterally fromthe strip at one edge thereof; said strip being adaptedtobe flexed for insertion within a can to engage the periph-, eral wall ofthe can, and being also adapted to be fixedly secured to said wall, withsaid .100 flanges directed radially inwardly toward one another with theconfronting edges of the flanges disposed in divergent relation and theadjacent corners of the flanges remote from the strip being as barriersto prevent excessive pouring of WILLIAM L. CROOK.

